JRC (Junior Resource Centre) News
Welcome Back for 2024!
Borrowing
We are very excited by the enthusiasm students are showing towards reading, both in reading classes and during breaks. All new students now have library accounts and can borrow.
Physical collection: Students can borrow up to 5 books at a time, for a 2 week duration. Automated overdue reminder emails are sent to students 2 days before and after their book is overdue, prompting them to return or renew. We do not charge overdue fees, but long overdue books (months) will incur a replacement fee. Parents will be contacted via Compass prior to this occurring.
eBook collection: ePlatform has a wide variety of popular ebooks and audiobooks that can be read from a laptop, tablet or phone. Access is from either the star menu on Compass or via Smartsuite. Students’ logon with their Compass details and can borrow 2 books at a time for 2 weeks, after which the book can be renewed or will return automatically.
Please see the 2024 Student Library Guide for more information.
Smartsuite (our Library homepage and catalogue)
Smartsuite gives students access to all our library resources, including catalogue search of our physical books, ePlatform (our eBook library), Clickview and TV4Education (our video libraries), our English pages (which have resources for all the novels/films studied in each year level), and databases including the World Book Online encyclopedia.
To access: Compass > star > Smartsuite (single sign-on with student email and password)
Words on Wheels
Look out for Ms Hast on the VCE Campus on Monday afternoons for borrowing, assistance with accessing our library resources and support with study skills.
Academic Catch-up Club
Academic Catch-up Club (ACC) is open to all students in Year 7-10 seeking academic support. It is aimed at helping students to achieve their full potential and is designed to aid students who need further assistance with their Common Assessment Tasks (CATs) or other essential coursework. Students may voluntarily choose to attend ACC or may be ‘assigned’ to attend through their classroom teacher.
Starting Tuesday 13 February.